Covid hasn't appeared to have killed you. So enjoy your "pouch" meals in good health ! LOL
Gray Man, Inc.
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Come back not dead, please. I enjoy your updates.😏
Absolutely beautiful morning here today. Motored the tractor over to my dad's place. I'm running out of covered storage here. Alfalfa on the left, corn on the right. "Knee high by July."
Got a panic call from my daughter this morning that her car was barely running and she almost didn't make it home. While she does have a flair for the dramatic, this time she wasn't exaggerating. No CEL and no pending codes. Found a kamikaze mosquito across the resistors in her MAF.
I ordered a transmission for the Supervenza on Friday and it had to be shipped in. I picked it up this afternoon. Aside from some crusty brackets, it looks okay. I've ordered a couple seals and a filter.
I'm taking off for my 1st big ride in the morning and planning to swap it out July 4/5. Its major surgery but hopefully this is the last thing I need to do to this car for awhile. I'm leaving for my 2nd big ride on the 6th, then I'm sure I'll have a ridiculous backlog of work to dig out from. Wish me luck.
Got a panic call from my daughter this morning that her car was barely running and she almost didn't make it home. While she does have a flair for the dramatic, this time she wasn't exaggerating. No CEL and no pending codes. Found a kamikaze mosquito across the resistors in her MAF.
I ordered a transmission for the Supervenza on Friday and it had to be shipped in. I picked it up this afternoon. Aside from some crusty brackets, it looks okay. I've ordered a couple seals and a filter.
I'm taking off for my 1st big ride in the morning and planning to swap it out July 4/5. Its major surgery but hopefully this is the last thing I need to do to this car for awhile. I'm leaving for my 2nd big ride on the 6th, then I'm sure I'll have a ridiculous backlog of work to dig out from. Wish me luck.
Kamikaze mosquito across the MAF. New one on me. Impressive diagnosis. Happy Trails!
He found the most obscure bug zapper in the neighborhood.
Got back from my 1st BDR ride last night. It didn't end as planned.
We started at the California/Oregon border, then rode into the outback.
We camped by an unnamed creek for the night, then rode into Lakeview for fuel and water.
At some point in the ride, rider 1 tipped over in a dry run. Everything seemed fine and we kept moving We headed north to Paisley and ate at the Pioneer Saloon, the oldest bar in Oregon.
Northward into the hills to overlook Summer Lake.
Our 2nd night was spent on the dry bank of Thompson Reservoir.
When I got up in the morning I found out that rider 1 had suffered some serious concussion symptoms; diziness,, convulsions, and vomiting. It was pretty concerning so we cautiously proceeded to Christmas Valley. It's not nearly as festive as the name might imply. We fueled up and grabbed supplies before heading through the most remote part of the trip. About 100 miles of forsaken desert. We sidestepped about 17 miles off the route to Riley for fuel and supplies. Then north to Elk camp.
In the morning we got separated for a couple hours but met up at Delintment Lake. I waited there almost 2 hours.
Then we rode up to Frazier lookout. It's decommissioned, but intact.
our goal was Seneca for more fuel an food.
We started at the California/Oregon border, then rode into the outback.
We camped by an unnamed creek for the night, then rode into Lakeview for fuel and water.
At some point in the ride, rider 1 tipped over in a dry run. Everything seemed fine and we kept moving We headed north to Paisley and ate at the Pioneer Saloon, the oldest bar in Oregon.
Northward into the hills to overlook Summer Lake.
Our 2nd night was spent on the dry bank of Thompson Reservoir.
When I got up in the morning I found out that rider 1 had suffered some serious concussion symptoms; diziness,, convulsions, and vomiting. It was pretty concerning so we cautiously proceeded to Christmas Valley. It's not nearly as festive as the name might imply. We fueled up and grabbed supplies before heading through the most remote part of the trip. About 100 miles of forsaken desert. We sidestepped about 17 miles off the route to Riley for fuel and supplies. Then north to Elk camp.
In the morning we got separated for a couple hours but met up at Delintment Lake. I waited there almost 2 hours.
Then we rode up to Frazier lookout. It's decommissioned, but intact.
our goal was Seneca for more fuel an food.
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Heading east out of Seneca are 2 crossings of the Malhuer River. No stalls, no drama.
We pushed on, over Elk Flat, a burnt peak of about 7000'. Our end point was the bank of the Burnt River. It was a 13hr day, totaling almost 220 miles.
The next day was another hard run throught a rocky OHV section and over to Sumpter.
We ate lunch and fueled up. On the way out of town, snapped a couple pics of the dredge (look it up).
we stopped at the power station outside Olive Lake. It's 100 years old and used gravity and reduced pipe size to reach 500psi, which spun the turbines. It powered local mines and settlements until 1967.
We camped at Olive Lake and got rained on. The next morning, snapped a pic at the ramp and ran North.
We pushed on, over Elk Flat, a burnt peak of about 7000'. Our end point was the bank of the Burnt River. It was a 13hr day, totaling almost 220 miles.
The next day was another hard run throught a rocky OHV section and over to Sumpter.
We ate lunch and fueled up. On the way out of town, snapped a couple pics of the dredge (look it up).
we stopped at the power station outside Olive Lake. It's 100 years old and used gravity and reduced pipe size to reach 500psi, which spun the turbines. It powered local mines and settlements until 1967.
We camped at Olive Lake and got rained on. The next morning, snapped a pic at the ramp and ran North.
We pushed north and side stepped to Ukiah for burgers and more fuel. Then kept charging ahead. There were several blow-downs that had us overlanding into the brush to get around.
Night 5 found us at Indian Lake. We were fortunate enough to get there early an dry out our gear.
The next morning we were all eager to reach the end. We went over Summit Rd. which traverses the top of the Blue Mountains. The wild flowers were impressive.
We were 30-40 miles from the end when I biffed. I was riding sweep and we were averaging 30mph. I don't remember going down, but came to getting up on my hands and knees. It took 3 or 4 tries to get the bike upright. Then I had to figure our which direction I came from and which way I was headed. Took me 15-20 minutes to catchup with the other guys. I was hurtin' for certain.
We finished up at the Walla Walla airport and loaded up to transport home. The other guys had to unload my bike. Total miles, 981.
I slept like sh*t but was fortunate to get a chiropractor appointment this morning. Final tally was 5 separated ribs, tweaked neck, 2 partially dislocated shoulders, and torn muscles below my rotator cuff. All on the right side. He pushed everything back into place as well as possible. Now I need to take it easy and heal.
Bruised but not broken. Still not dead yet.
Night 5 found us at Indian Lake. We were fortunate enough to get there early an dry out our gear.
The next morning we were all eager to reach the end. We went over Summit Rd. which traverses the top of the Blue Mountains. The wild flowers were impressive.
We were 30-40 miles from the end when I biffed. I was riding sweep and we were averaging 30mph. I don't remember going down, but came to getting up on my hands and knees. It took 3 or 4 tries to get the bike upright. Then I had to figure our which direction I came from and which way I was headed. Took me 15-20 minutes to catchup with the other guys. I was hurtin' for certain.
We finished up at the Walla Walla airport and loaded up to transport home. The other guys had to unload my bike. Total miles, 981.
I slept like sh*t but was fortunate to get a chiropractor appointment this morning. Final tally was 5 separated ribs, tweaked neck, 2 partially dislocated shoulders, and torn muscles below my rotator cuff. All on the right side. He pushed everything back into place as well as possible. Now I need to take it easy and heal.
Bruised but not broken. Still not dead yet.
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That looks like it was an incredible trip, thanks for the pictures! If I had to pick a favorite it would be the one with a rider in the river. It sucks that you kissed the road but at least it sounds like they're injuries you can bounce back from after a few weeks. It's a very good thing you wear your helmet.
Get well soon.
Get well soon.
